The common nettle, Urtica dioica, is well known for its sting, but less well known for its health-giving benefits. This native Irish wild plant is rich in vitamins, minerals (especially iron) and trace elements, and it is abundant and free for all of us to use. Nettles were traditionally used as a spring tonic, and…
It’s wild berry season, one of my favourite times of the year for foraging! The hedgerows here in Ireland are abundant with tasty and nourishing wild fruits at the moment. Most people have probably gone blackberry picking at some stage but there are many more fruits and berries that are ripening or ready for harvesting…
Some of the most delicious and nutritious edible wild plants are at their very best in springtime. From wild garlic to nettles, these plants are abundant, local, seasonal and free. We all know that too much ultra processed food is not good for our health. Wild food is the total opposite to ultra processed food,…